Although Transnistria is invisible on most maps outside of its borders and is unrecognized by the UN, it has a Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is responsible for the country's diplomacy as well as for providing support for the country's citizens who are abroad. Below is Nina Shtanski, the head foreign minister.
Transnistria also has all of the institutions of a fully fledged state, including police, a government, and an army. Nikolay Smolenskiy is a Police Lieutenant Colonel Expert in Transnistrian Criminal Law.
Tiraspol State University is the only college in Transnistria. Nikolay Babilunga is a professor of Transnistrian History. He is also the creator of the history curriculum — which outlines their historical right to independence — for the university and other schools.
The Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (KGB) — in English, the Committee for State Security — was the main security agency for the Soviet Union, though it still exists in Transnistria. Igor Nebeygolova is a KGB Colonel and Commander of the Cossack Regiment in Tiraspol.
In Tiraspol, the capital of Transnistria, Natalia Yefremova runs a store that sells patriotic items like prints of Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Putin, and their president, Yevgeny Shevchuk.
Irina Smirnova is the Director of The Museum of The Transnistrian National Tragedy at Bendery. The museum tells the narrative of the 1992 war between pro-Transnistria forces and pro-Moldovan forces.
Tatyana Syarova is the Editor-in-Chief of Channel 1, the Transnistrian state television channel.
Anastasia Spatar is a 23-year-old student who has never left the area, or known another kind of government.
In Russia, motorcycle clubs are both highly political and nationalist. "Vikings" is the motorcycle club of Transnistria — Valery Isordan is a very active member.
Nadezhda Bondarenko is the editor of the Transnistrian newspaper Pravda.
Tours are available upon visit. Audrey Smolenskiy, offers tours to a variety of the Soviet sites in the area.
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